TROTTING Barrhill Shows Courage In Win At Oamaru

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31985, 12 May 1969, Page 6

TROTTING Barrhill Shows Courage In Win At Oamaru

"The Press” Special Service

DUNEDIN.

A courageous performance by Barrhill in winning the feature event, the North Otago Pace, highlighted the Oamaru Trotting Club’s winter meeting on Saturday. The four-year-old gelding overcame difficulties like a champion, and seems certain to take a high rating for his Hinds owner-trainer, W. E. Lowe.

Ban-hill is by Light , Brigade from Colmar, and is a brother to the good winner, Coi-war. Mitcham, by Brahman, is also from the same mare. Both Corwar and Mitcham : have done well as stayers. 1 When the field settled down, ] Barrhill had a dozen rivals 1 ahead of him and he lost fur- j ther ground when involved in , a skirmish at the end of three i furlongs. He improved three ( wide with just over a round , to go, and showed up wide i out near the leaders at the ! home turn. The pacemaker, Dieman Lad. still held a. hapdy advantage over Barrhill a furlong out, but Alandria. forging through the middle, was the danger. Alandria headed Dieman . Lad, but Barrhill ranged up , to her. Lowe does not punish ' his horses, and it says much J for Barrhill’s courage that , he inched up to Alandria and 1 got his nose in front on the | post. Alandria’s effort was also : impressive and she should , soon make amends. Oilman Lad Third Dieman Lad held on gamely , for third, half a length in I front of Saladin, with senator Frost, Dryden Smoke, Showpiece. Seateld Countess, and Rhlnegolde spread across the track close up. Saladin. Cathpete. Rhinegolde. Senator Froet. Showpiece and Seafleld Countess gave ground ! at the start, while Cardinal ‘ Hanover, Alandria, Barrhill, ■ Ngaitahu, and Highfire all met ' trouble when Highland Mecca ' tangled after three furlongs. Three-year-olds were to the ■ fore with True Averil, Beau Winter and Dryden Francis all . winning attractively. True Averil led over the final . 10 furlongs of the Ayson Handicap and came away in the straight to win by four lengths from Michaeloe, with a length to Golden Splendour. It was an impressive display by the winner as Martin Twinkle tried to wrest the lead from him in the middle stages. Michaeloe and Golden Splendour both finished on strongly without looking a threat to the winner. The well-supported Intrepid ; had to be content with the fifth , placing. He began slowly and , was forced five wide running through the straight with a ] round to go. He was alongside True Averil at the half-mile but ■ began to wilt near the home , turn. WELCOME HANDICAP $750; 2:19 class; 2m. 5/6 KING DILLON (11) It L. C. May 1 2/2 LIGHT GLOBE (12) It D. G. Jones 2 < 4/3 RED KING (15) It D. J. Townley 3 Others in finishing order: 13/13 Ivanhoe, 15/14 Robin Rose, 14/15 County Fair, 12/12 Aero Circle, 1/1 Atheist, 17/17 Super Joe, 11/9 Special Mixture, 8/8 Anjoeen, 6/5 Lucky Lord, 3/4 Flickaway, 16/16 Coral Spark, J 10/10 Jan Maree, 9/11 Mischiev- J ous Mood, 7/7 Cavalier, 18/18 1 Two Bob. ’ Seven lengths and a half, one 1 length. Times: 4:30 3-5, 4:32, < 4:32 1-5. Win: $14.60. Places: $4.20, I $2, $2.95.< Flea Starts Strike (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter —Copyright) BRISTOL (England). May 9. A flea started a strike in j the factory that built the Con- ; corde airliner’s engines. The flea jumped out of a ! hessian sack and scared a ; charwoman. She screamed. < The other cleaners downed < dustpans and brushes and 1 walked out of the Rolls-Royce j engine works. a At a mass meeting they cleared the spotless reputa- 1 tion of Rolls Royce and said that fleas were breeding in sacks used for collecting waste paper. Yesterday, 24 hours after the strike began, the cleaners were back at work using paper sacks, but the culprit t flea is still at large. 3 ; 9 DIAL 50-IW. The operation Is J quick and simple, the cost is 1 low. and more than 1 70.000 - families are quickly acquainted f with your wants . . . whether J you want to Buy. Sell, Seek or ' Tell. Read and uie "Th* Press" u Classifieds.

WM. DONALDSON HANDICAP ' 1600; 2:20 class; trotters; 13f. 4/4 BEAU WINTER <l3l 36 A. J. Perucich 1 ' 6/6 GARRISON SALUTE (16) C. S. Donald 2 8/8 CORONET PEAK (14) 36 J. A. Carmichael 3 Others in finishing order: 13/14 Lucky Lad, 3/7 Logan Park, 3/3 Glencree, 7/5 Honest John, 12/13 Parisian Duke, 1/2 Instamatlc, 8/9 False Maid, 14/12 Black Ton. 2/1 Finnigan. 11/11 Amllh. 10/10 Aunt Ada, 13/15 Larniwin, 16/16 Taiko News, 18/18 Johnny Felika, 17/17 Blue ' Lass. Four lengths, two and a half lengths. Times: 3:45 2-5, 3:46 1-5. 3:46 3-5. Win: 50.50. Places: 32.75. 54.25, $4.85. HORACE BENSON HANDICAP $600: 2:20 class; 13f. 1/1 SOMERSET GOLD (17) It D. D. Nyhan 1 9/10 SIOUAN (16) It W. E. Lowe 2 2/3 DEFERENCE (6) It R. Young 3 Others in finishing order: 5 Z 6 Teen Hoven, 7/7 Star Chief, 3/2 Van Royal, 6/5 Real Hall, 10/11 Cadmus, 17/17 Loyal Peter, 13/13 Kingsway Star, 14/14 Alma Frost. 16/15 Spooky, 15/16 Dryden Hanover, 4/4 Garry Walla. 11/9 Rhythmatic. 18/18 Advanced Fibre, 8/8 Scottish Creed. 12/12 David Francis (pulled up). Half a head. head. Times: 3:38 2-5, 3:38 3-5 3:39. Win: $4.35. Places: $1.70, $6.40, $2.56. OAMARU JUVENILE STAKES $1200; two-year-olds: lOf. 11/10 DIRECT RETURN (7) It P. G. O’Reilly 1 4/3 ROSSINI (16) It M. Holmes 2 5/2 BRAVINS (5) It J. D. Litton 3 Others in finishing order: 9/9 Walk Alone, 8/8 Bright Adios, 6/6 Fortunate, 14/14 Faery Mab, 2/4 Boy Friend, 10/11 Junior Lea, 16/16 Sweet Leigh. 13/12 Old Timer, 1/1 Berkleigh, 7/7 Local Rose, 15/15 Beachcomber, 12/13 Lustre Boy, 3/4 Aztec Prince, 3/4 Glamour (lost driver). Three lengths, neck. Times: 2:44 3-5, 2:45 1-5, 2:45 2-5. Win: $46.90. Places: $8.90, $2.25, $1.95. NORTH OTAGO FACE 61650; 2:15 class; 2m. 3/2 BARRHILL (2) It W. E. Lowe 1 1/1 ALANDRIA (1) It R. Young 2 11/9 DIEMAN LAD (6) It G. Mugford 3 Others in finishing order: 15/15 Saladin, 9/11 Senator Frost, 8/7 Dryden Smoke, 17/15 Showpiece, 4/4 Seafield Countess, 13/13 Battle Star, 5/5 Rhinegolde. 2/3 Dutch Courage. 10/10 Cardinal Hanover. 6/6 Loyal Friend. 12/12 Highfire, 18/18 Ngaitahu, 16/17 Sandy Mac.' 7/8 Highland Mecca, 14/14 Cathpete. Nose, three-quarters of a length. Times; 4:32 2-5, 4:32 3-5, 4:32 4-5. I Win: $6.05. Places: $2.15, $1.75,1 $5.25. R. A. McDOWBLL HANDICAP, $1000; 2:18 class; trotters; 2m. 2/3 GRANGE LAD 36 D. J. Townley 1 1/1 FRI 36 W. E. Lowe 2 9/8 BERTHA JO 36 L. D. Ashton 3 Others in finishing order: 6/5 Princess Cord, 8/11 Carrao, 5/4 Little Jack, 5/4 Cavil, 13/13 Smokey Dillon. 12/12 Winabattle, 11/9 Flying Globe, 7/7 Convertor, 4/6 Dan Mack, 10/10 Sid: Barrani, 3/2 Bonny Lands (disqualified). Three-quarters of a length, head. Times; 4:32 2-5, 4:32 3-5, 4:36. Win: $5.60. Places: $1.95, $1.40, $5.30. ALLAN MCKENZIE HANDICAP $600; 2:20 class; 13f. 1/3 SPANGLBD HANOVBR (19 It D. M. Dalgety 1 9/9 COPPER BRAID (4) It J. W. Smolensk! 2‘ 2/1 SWIFT ACTION (20) It j B. J. Anderson 3 Others in finishing order: 5/6 Disturb, 16/12 Sir Misti, 3/2. Caddy, 12/11 Red Flash. 11/13 Brewer Brown, 6/5 Southern Hanover, 10/10 Tippytin, 17/16 Royal Rainbow, 13/14 Glen Nevis, 4/4 Sinatra, 15/15 Flying Lady, 7/7 Sherwood Pick. 8/8 Captacn Hanover. 14/17 John Cruachan, 18/18 Scotson (pulled up). Four lengths, three lengths. Disturb fourth. Times; 3:37 2-5, 3:38, 3:38 3-5. Win: $5. Places: $2.35, $6, $1.65. C. L. AYSON HANDICAP $1200; 2:17 class; 13f. 1/1 TRUB AVERIL (17) It B. J. Anderson 1 3/2 MICHABLOE (9) It C. C. Devine 2 8/8 GOLDEN SPLENDOUR <4) It D. A. Morland 3 Others in finishing order: 12/13 This Time. 2/3 Intrepid. 5/5 Mobelle. 14/12 Winning Song. 9/9 Moomba. 17/17 Ch-.ef Judge. 18/15 Whippy, 4/4 Martin Twinkle, 7/6 Thurberoyal, 16/18 Strafe, 13/13 Chief Walk. 11/11 Aqua Song, 10/10 Hal View (pulled up). 15/16 Our Conga (pulled up), 6/7 Benata (pulled up)Four lengths, one length. \

Times; 3:35 1-5. 3:35 3-5. 3:36 I 1-5. Win: $3.90. Places: $1.50, $2.10, I $4.80. WAITAKI HANDICAP I $1000; 2:18 class; lOf. I 5/4 DRYDBN FRANCES (2) It J. J. Geddes 1 I 2/2 SIR BASIL (15) It R. J. Brosnan 2 I 8/5 LADY CHOICE (11) It R. A. Prendergast 3 I Others in finishing order. 3/3 I No Surrender, 7/7 Willow Brae, I 17/17 Southern Charm, 13/13 Son- I etto, 11/11 Kran. 12/12 Early I Frost, 16/16 Francis John. 9/6 I Stomp. 6/9 Evette, 4/8 Top Row. I 1/1 Thurboprop, 15/15 Golightly, I 10/10 Ike s Folly, 18/18 Cool I Water, 14/14 Revilo. Three lengths, one length and I a half. Times: 2:45 2-5, 2:45 4-5, I 2:46 2-5. Win:-$11.20. Places: $3.50, !■ $2.80, $3.70, I